The New Jersey Devils were cooled off by a goalie that has their number
Mikko Rantanen scored three goals, Nathan MacKinnon had two assists and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Devils 5-2 Saturday night at Prudential Center in Newark.
Ian Cole and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare each had a goal and an assist for Colorado. Philipp Grubauer made 28 saves in posting his fourth win over the Devils in four tries.
Blake Coleman and Jesper Boqvist scored in the third period for the Devils, who ended a season-best three-game winning streak. Mackenzie Blackwood made 29 saves.
The hat trick was Rantanen’s second.